The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07


nissa was nine consecutive times struck
oil the lists by the examiners as being
a numbskull. On a tenth attempt
however, being by chance questioned
upon the geography of the African sea-
board, his birthplace, he suddenly
showed such proficiency. and so as
founded the professors by the cogcnt
precision of his anwers, that they all,
with one accord, gave him II degree;
whereupon he triumphantly returned
to his fathers kingdom.
On reaching home Hannissa was
quick to discover that boiled mutton
the chief dish at his august parents
tablets, at least. an insipid sort of
food, especially after French bill of
fare; and, being now q freethinker, he
n morning summarily laid hands on
the sacred eel, ordering it to be care
fully dressed Il Ia sauce tartare.
At this unwonted proceeding the
Kings c%ountcnance fell. He mildly
demonstrated.
WHAT" said he to his rash pre-
sumptive heir, '"would you make n fric-
assoc of our household godsr'
But the son merely smiled at his
fathers ~prejudices.
Hannissa next inveighed against the
u%nbccoming manner in which his faith
er's subjects clothed, Or rather failed
to clOthe, themselves. He contrived to
obtain q bundle of old, cast-off cloth
ing, as variegated in tints as the colors
of the rainbow; and soon, much to the
confusion of the Kings Ministers, lux
ury stalked throughout the land.
This masquerade amused his father
immensely, and Hannissa soon secured
the old gentleman's good graces by the
gift of a number of knickhands brought
over from Europe. Among other
things, he presented his Majesty with
an object that he had never once made
use of in the whole course of his life-a
handkerchief of handsome crimson silk,
so handsome. in fact, that King Cash
mir made use of it only on state occa-
sions or reception days, when in pres
ence of his court. Hannissa also gave
him a box of lucifers. and the King
spent many a pleasant evening in his
royal endeavors to ignite them. Not
one of the matches, however, missed
fire. as in 1868 they were all of good
quality, which is more than can be said
of those now in use.
King Casimir's enthusiasm knew no
bounds when 4 roundabout with wood
ell horses was set up in front of his
palace. He could scarcely find breath
to exclaim:
.'Oh, how grand. It turns and
wheels and covers any extent Of
ground without advancing n step in
any direction. This is civilization and
no mistake
The opposing faction at the court
had not yet shown its horns. but it
gradually worked itself up and grew
reckless.
Something, however, weighed heav-
ily on Hannissa's mind; his fathers
people were a long way off from show
ing hat sprightliness and gaiety for
which the inhabitants Of Marseilles are
conspicuous. All that Hannissa could
do did not dispel the gloom. He in
troduccd on every eligible spot singing
cafes, adorned with looking-glasses
and columns. and containing seven
b~illiard-tables each; taverns where
absinthe flowed by the glassful sprang
on every side.
Soon drunkenness. with its accom-
panimcnt of wickedness, reeled
throughout the country. The people
sang seditious songs and clamored for
their rights. They claimed that they
were ovcrburdcned with taxes. Laws
were promulgated to meet the demands
Of the people; DEGREES were rendered
and rules and regulations established.
Civilization took root and discomfort
increased.
Hannissa, whose sole obj ect was to
check resentment and pacify the
brought out n newspaper enti-
Les Pieds dams h Plat, or Straight to
tho Point. This new organ. diminu-
time as it was, had q daredevil spirit
which staggered every body. for it re-
no one. 1t criticized and
blamed every thing, rldiculed the King
and his Ministers and the whole royal
so that every n bought and
read It In the public thoroughfares.
Passions ran high and hot discussions
prevailed. Scarcely had the second
humber appeared when the King was
leposed, and revolution became RAM
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